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Patented Nov. 8, 188,7.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS her. wnshingmn. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES NETTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

M ETALLIC RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 372,864-, dated November 8,1887.

Application led August 8, 1887. Seu'al No. 246,430.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES NETTER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improve ment in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my improvement is to provide a railwaytie, to be made of iron or steel,

whereby much greater economy, with stability,

is obtainable than usual.

I will tirst describe in detail a railway-tie embodying my improvement, and then point out thevarious features of the said improvement in claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of Areference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

.Figure lis a plan view illustrating railwayties embodying my im provement laid,and supporting rails. Fig. 2 is a vertical section across the track on the line x rv, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken longitudinally of the track on the line y y, Fig. 2.

The tie A comprises a straight top plate, B, -a little longer than the width of the track, plates C, depending at right angles from both ends of the top plate, and extension-plates D, projecting outward from the lower ends oi' both the depending plates C in a plane parallel with the top plate, and a continuous liange, E, depending centrally from and extending along the under side of the top plate, B, end plates, C, and extension-plates D.

This tie will generally be made by rolling the iron or steel intothe form of a straight bar having the T-section, clearly shown in Fig. 3, the flange E forming the shank of the T, and by then bending it, by any of the 4o well-known means for accomplishing that object, into the peculiar form described.

(No model.)

`The tie A is buried, so as to bring the top plate, B, on the surface of the track-bed, as shown in Figs. 2 andl 3. The top plate will then anchor the tie-,against sinking, the vertical end plates, O, against endwise movement, the buried extension-plates D against lifting, and the longitudinal iiange E against movement longitudinally of the track bed, while also acting as a rib to stiften the tie lengthwise against ilexure.

I prefer to fasten the rail to the tie A by passing a hook-bolt, F, through an aperture, G, formed in the top plate, B, adjacent to the flange E, slipping the hooked end of the bolt over the lower edge of said flange, and drawing an ordinary clip-plate, H, down upon the base of the rail by means of a nut, I, screwing on the upper end of the bolt. Expansion and contraction of the rails is thus not interfered with, while all lateral deflection. is prevented..

shank of the T at the ends and then oppositely outward at right angles, substantially as described.

cHAELEs NETTEE.

y Witnesses:

E. H. HAwLEY, GEO. L. MGMILLAN. 

